Rules - Radiation Protection

Active Rulemaking

Air Emissions WAC 246-247-035

Federally Required Chapter Updates, Chapter 246-221, -231, -237, and -240 WAC

Radiation Safety Standards for the Use of Security Screening Systems, Chapter 246-230 WAC

X-ray Facility Fees WAC 246-254-053

Radioactive Materials Licenses Fees WAC 246-254-030, -070, -080, -090, -100, -120

X-rays in the Healing Arts, Chapter 246-225 WAC

Rules

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Chapters of Use to All Licensees

Specialized Chapters

These chapters are of importance to the type of users listed:

  • Chapter 246-231 WAC Transportation Licensees involved in transporting radioactive materials, such as portable gauge users, industrial radiographers, and nuclear pharmacies.
  • Chapter 246-246 WAC Criteria for License Termination Licensees needing to decontaminate their facilities.
  • Chapter 246-247 WAC Air Emissions Licensees with unsealed radioactive materials that could potentially become airborne.
  • Chapter 246-249 WAC Commercial Disposal Site Licensees needing to dispose of long-lived waste.

Radioactive Air Emissions

  • Chapter 246-247 WAC contains regulations important to all facilities with the potential to emit airborne radioactivity. This includes federal facilities and state licensed facilities.

For more information contact John Martell, Manager 509-946-3798.

Radioactive Materials

  • Chapter 246-233 WAC General Licenses.
  • Chapter 246-235 WAC Specific Licenses.
  • Chapter 246-240 WAC Medical Use of Radioactive Material.
  • Chapter 246-243 WAC Industrial Radiography Licensees.
  • Chapter 246-244 WAC Wireline Services Licensees performing well logging.

All radioactive materials licensees need to have the following chapters available at all times:

  • Chapter 246-220 WAC General Provisions.
  • Chapter 246-221 WAC Radiation Protection Standards.
  • Chapter 246-222 WAC Worker Rights.

For more information contact Earl Fordham, Manager, 509-628-7628.

Waste Management

  • Chapter 246-249 WAC Use of the Commercial Disposal Site.
  • Chapter 246-250 WAC Licensing Land Disposal.
  • Chapter 246-252 WAC Uranium and/or Thorium Milling.

For more information contact Kristen Schwab, Manager, 360-239-2358.

X-Ray

Dentists, podiatrists, chiropractors, private medical practices, medical clinics, and hospitals

  • Chapter 246-220 WAC General Provisions.
  • Chapter 246-221 WAC Standards.
  • Chapter 246-222 WAC Worker Rights.
  • Chapter 246-224 WAC Radiation Machine Assembly and Registration.
  • Chapter 246-225 WAC X-Rays in the Healing Arts.
  • Chapter 246-225A WAC X-Ray Quality Standards for Dental Facilities
  • Chapter 246-226 WAC Radiation Protection - Computed Tomography

Industrial Radiographers

  • Chapter 246-220 WAC Radiation Protection General Provisions.
  • Chapter 246-221 WAC Standards.
  • Chapter 246-222 WAC Worker Rights.
  • Chapter 246-224 WAC Radiation Machine Assembly and Registration.
  • Chapter 246-227 WAC Industrial X-Ray.

Mammography Facilities

  • RCW 70.54.460: Breast health information—Mammography report—Notice. Effective January 1, 2019, until January 1, 2025.

Other Industrial and Laboratory Research

  • Chapter 246-220 WAC General Provisions.
  • Chapter 246-221 WAC Standards.
  • Chapter 246-222 WAC Worker Rights.
  • Chapter 246-224 WAC Radiation Machine Assembly and Registration.
  • Chapter 246-228 WAC Analytical X-Ray Equipment.
  • Chapter 246-229 WAC Particle Accelerators.

For more information contact Richard Montemarano at 360-522-3774 or Christopher Smith at 360-918-4536.